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In the end, one of the crew came out to the air bridge with a card machine and I was forced to pay up

Bob Hamilton

Hamilton complied and, shortly after take-off, went on to order two small cans of beer and two miniature plastic bottles of wine, at a cost of £17.

The passenger suggested that Ryanair waive his drinks fee in return for the £20 he’d spent on the extra legroom seat he wasn’t given.

However, crew rejected the suggestion and told Hamilton he’d have to claim the money back online.

The retired former oil broker, refused to pay the drinks bill, forcing Ryanair staff to call police officers on board when the plane landed at Malaga.

Hamilton reported that he did not have an unpleasant experience with the two men.

He told MailOnline: “The police officers were very pleasant and were laughing about it.

Flights: Hamilton paid £20 for an extra legroom seat on a flight from London Stansted to Malaga (Image: Getty Images)

“In the end, one of the crew came out to the air bridge with a card machine and I was forced to pay up.”

When Hamilton returned to the UK he was refused twice by Ryanair to be refunded the £20, he claimed.

The third time he tried to get the refund, Ryanair finally gave in and paid him the money.

Ryanair has since said that Hamilton was “disruptive” on the flight and that he was offered an alternative seat.

The airline told Express.co.uk: “This customer (in seat 17F) was asked to move to seat 16A (an over wing exit seat of equivalent value) as there was a minor technical issue with the over wing seat which was occupied by an additional cabin crew staff member in line with procedures.

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Flights: Ryanair have since said that Hamilton was “disruptive” on the flight (Image: Getty Images)

“This customer refused and took a different available seat (22A). He subsequently became disruptive during the flight and refused to follow cabin crew instructions so was met by police on arrival.

“Ryanair will not tolerate unruly, disruptive or unlawful behaviour at any time and the safety and comfort of our customers, crew and aircraft is our number one priority. This customer was refunded the cost of his reserved seat.”

Hamilton, who splits his time between Peterborough and holiday homes in Marbella and Budapest, denies this happened. “This response is absolutely false. I was never offered 16A,” he said.

Ryanair has recently come under fire for it new hand luggage rules Passengers can only take a small handbag with them for free which fits under a seat.